European Statistics Week: Ukrstat presents new capabilities of digital portal

How can official statistics be made more accessible and convenient for users? This was discussed on 19 October in Kyiv by representatives of government authorities, business, international organisations, scientists, and experts during the opening of European Statistics Week in Ukraine.

'Statistics are the tracks on which the locomotive of our European integration runs. Therefore, it is very important that the gauge width is identical. That is precisely what we are doing: implementing European directives and standards to ensure the comparability of our statistics. At the same time, it must be useful, clear, and accessible for making informed decisions,' noted Arsen Makarchuk, Head of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine (Ukrstat).

At the event, UkrStat presented updates to the Official Statistics Portal, which was launched in November 2025 with support from Switzerland within EGAP Program, implemented by East Europe Foundation.

The 'Key Indicators of the Country's Socio-Economic Development' dashboard is already available in test mode on the portal. It consolidates key indicators in one place and enables viewing them in tables and graphs. A full-scale launch is scheduled for 1 November 2026.

In addition, starting 1 January 2027, plans include launching the 'Regions' section, which will bring together statistics for oblasts, raions, and territorial hromadas where such data are available. Users will be able to find and compare regional indicators on a single portal instead of searching for information across more than 20 separate websites.

Oleksandr Ryzhenko, CTO of East Europe Foundation, also took part in the discussion: 'Today, Ukraine needs high-quality data for decision-making: how to restore infrastructure, what services are needed by people who moved to another hromada, where business should open production facilities. During the war, the answers to these questions change quite often. Therefore, it is especially important to have up-to-date data, understand their origin and the limits of their application.'

Special attention was given to the resumption of statistical surveys. UkrStat jointly with UNICEF presented the results of the MICS study on the lives of children, women, and families in Ukraine, and released the first results of the household budget survey. At the end of October, plans include publishing new data on population employment and unemployment.

You can view the video recording of the event via the link.

The event was organised by Ukrstat in partnership with Kyiv School of Economics. The event and the digital transformation project of UkrStat are implemented with support from Switzerland within EGAP Program, implemented by East Europe Foundation.